Improvement in boot-jacks



NITED STATES PATENT OFFIGEo f MILO A. RICHARDSON, OF BRIDGEPORT,CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR IO EDWIN RIPLY, OF SHERMAN, NEW YORK.

, IMPROVEMENT vIN BooT-JAcKs.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 168, 107, datedSeptember 28, 1875 application filed June 17, 1875.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MILO A. RICHARDSON, of Bridgeport, in the. county ofFairfield and in the State of Connecticut, have invented certain' newand useful Improvements in Boot- Jacks;- and do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description there- Y of, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, making a part of this specification.

My invention relates to boot-jacks; and it consists of a spring ofpeculiar construction and arrangement, which automatically returnsthefoot-board of the boot-jack to an upright showing the constructionofthe spring.

A represents the foot-board, provided -with a suitable orifice for thefoot, and a holev for the bolt and spring, and a slot, K, for the end 0fthe spring on the lower end. This footboard, and the bracket also, Iprefer to make of Wood; but they may be made of metal. B

represents the bracket,fwhich is provided with a hole for the bolt, anda cleat on the back side, to bring it a proper distance from thebase-board, to which it is attached by screws, to allow the end of thefoot-board to play between the bolt and base-board. C represents asection of the base-board; D, the bolt by which the parts are connected;E, the spring,

the position of which is shown at F in Fig. 1,v

a hole being cutfor that purpose only; G, the slot through which theprojecting end of the spring is inserted through the side of thebracket; H, the strap; I, the screw by which the end of the strap isattached to the wall, and J the loop in the strap which is used tooperate the foot-board.

The parts are adjusted in the following manner: Insert the end of thespring which has the shortest projection through the left-hand side ofthe bracket B 'at G, as represented in p Fig. 2. Turn the spring around,place the footboard in position, and insert the spring, placing the en dof the projecting wire firmly in the slot of the bracket at Gr, and putthe bolt in place. Then fasten the strap on the lower end of thefoot-board, ,with the end toward the front, and pass the strap up theback side of the foot-board. Now screw the bracket to the base-board,and the end of the strap to the wall, and the boot-jack will be in' anupright position. N ow place the foreflnger in the loop and pulloutward, and the foot -board will drop into position for use, thuswinding up the spring, the inner projecting end of which is in the slotin the foot-board. After using the boot-jack the foot-board isautomatically returned to its upright position against the wall by theunwinding ofthe spring.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The spring C, in combination with the foot board A, provided with theslot K, the bracket B, provided with the slot G, andthe bolt D,substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this15th day of June, 1875.

Mino A. RICHARDSON. i

Witnesses:

J WLLBUR PARROTT, WM. J. BAULIEU.

